Burnage Library until 1973.pdf

A brief essay describing the history of library services in Burnage. Contained are passages on the petitions presented to local politicians when the estate was first created, descriptions on possible sites for a permanent library building in the area, the Manchester Corporation's Travelling Library, the library housed in rented accommodation on Bournelea Avenue, the 1947 Temporary Library and finally the present building on Shawbrook Road.

1927 - 1973